Indian Premium League: Premiumisation picks up pace for large consumer goods companiesMore than 70% of the new products launched by India's largest consumer goods maker Hindustan Unilever in last two years were in the premium...
28 Mar, 2024, 09.20 AM IST
No slowdown in web commerce, a product of Covid era, even after Covid is long goneA whole array of products, from the humble cookie and other daily munchies to pocket-pinching discretionary items such as television sets a...
18 Mar, 2024, 11.57 PM IST
October-December 2023 speaks volumes about FMCG demand revivalGodrej Consumer Products said volume growth was likely in high single digits, but sales value growth was flattish last quarter. Marico, whi...
07 Jan, 2024, 05.00 PM IST
Despite online growth, consumers still prefer to purchase large-ticket products offlineIn electronic products, the market share of organised retail stores has increased 4-7 percentage points in the last two years, according to...
17 Mar, 2022, 08.45 PM IST
FMCG sales from kiranas grow amid pandemicWhile kiranas remained a strong channel for groceries, the pandemic accelerated the shift to online purchase of pricier items such as consu...
11 Feb, 2022, 09.28 PM IST
Ecommerce accounts for nearly a third of several electronic categories, research showsE-commerce contribution to total FMCG sales touched an all-time high of 2.8% in 2020 up from 1.9% a year back. Large manufacturers like Hin...
20 Feb, 2021, 07.08 AM IST
Bright spots: Small-town demand story a bestseller in times of CovidAnalysts say government spend directed at rural India, reverse migration that happened mid-year and the general good performance of agricul...
11 Dec, 2020, 09.40 AM IST
Cookie demand grows while biscuit sales slowCity slickers are munching more cookies these days, although the rural folk have gone easy on them.
27 Aug, 2019, 09.31 AM IST
BARC India appoints Rohit Sarma, Kumar Rao in senior rolesSarma has spent over 20 years in the FMCG and media sectors across India and South Asia with companies like ITC, Diageo, Turner and HT Medi...
10 Jul, 2017, 06.50 PM IST
Whirlpool, Videocon, Panasonic miffed with GfK-Nielsen India's under reportingGfK-Nielsen is the only agency that tracks retail sales of consumer products such as consumer electronics, domestic appliances, telecom and...
24 Sep, 2012, 11.16 AM IST
Voltas leads air-conditioner market; LG slips to number 2 positionSamsung retained its third slot in room ACs but its market share has plunged from 14.5% in July 2011 to 10% in May 2012.
04 Jul, 2012, 12.34 PM IST
- Nokia's 'smart' viral campaign attack leaves Samsung fuming
Nokia has launched an aggressive viral campaign, comparing its Lumia with rivals such as Samsung Galaxy, to revive its fortunes in the Indi...
11 Apr, 2012, 01.54 AM IST
- Market research in India is a monopolistic business
Market leaders complaining about the inaccuracy of market share data could be about monoliths being cut down to size.
03 Jun, 2011, 04.20 AM IST
- Rural India gadget-savvy too: Gfk Nielsen
Indians living in rural areas are just about as gadget-savvy as those residing in cities, according to a study conducted by global market r...
27 Jan, 2011, 02.37 AM IST
- IDC, GfK give differing handset sales data
Handset makers such as Nokia, Samsung and Micromax happily agree with the estimates of the agency that rates them better and question the f...
06 Jan, 2011, 11.45 AM IST
- 70% of mobiles sold in Jan-Nov, 2010, were Nokias or Samsungs
The two handset-makers cornering almost 70 per cent of the market during the period in terms of total sales revenue.
02 Jan, 2011, 09.31 PM IST
- Nokia slips, Chinese G'Five pips Samsung to No. 2 slot
The churn in the Indian mobile handset industry continues unabated and if the latest industry figures are anything to go by, Finnish handse...
29 Dec, 2010, 06.54 AM IST